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For anyone who's ever had trouble rendering the human face, the newly expanded and revised edition of Carving the Human Face, is your ticket to creating realistic portraits. From a world champion carver known for his lifelike busts, this updated book includes new patterns and photographs, in addition to valuable information on techniques for creating realistic hair, facial features, realistic skin and muscle, hats and head dresses. Phares provides tips for fixing common anatomical errors and information about proper tool use. An exhaustive step-by-step project, that includes over 350 demonstration photographs, guides you from a block of butternut to a finished mask of a Native American warrior. A gallery of Jeff Phares' amazing work will inspire you!
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Jeff Phares is world-renowned for his realistic carvings of Native Americans, frontiersmen and soldiers. He travels across America instructing carvers in making human busts.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Having attempted carving a human face I thought this book would tell me how to do it(better late than never!). Well it certainly does. Well explained, step bt step stages of 'how to carve it',take you from a block of wood to the finished article. A nice 'how to do it' book.
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35 of 35 people found the following review helpful
Invaluable "how to" reference for woodcarvers & sculptors.
4 April 2000
Format:Paperback
World Champion carver Jeff Phares is kfamous for his lifelike busts and masks and in Carving The Human Face: Capturing Character And Expression In Wood, he shares his techniques for creating masterful human portraits in wood. Part One showcases more than 20 of his current works, focusing in on the wise and weathered expressions of Native Americans, frontiersmen and cowboys. Part Two offers more than 350 instructional photographs taking the aspiring sculptor from a block of butternut to the finished facial mask of a Native American warrior. Part Three of Carving The Human Face includes more than 20 diagrams explaining facial anatomy and how it relates to Carving Masks and busts. Woodcarvers and sculptors will find the material and techniques comprising this single volume "how to" guide and manual to be invaluable in honing their skills and improving their work.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
A great book fo learning to carve the human face.
28 Oct 1999
Format:Paperback
For this being his first book it is very good. It explanes everything step by step, from begining to end.I have my own copy and I am awaiting the next book. You are inspiring to every person who would like to become a woodcarver
14 of 16 people found the following review helpful
The Best Instructional guide To Wood Carving Ever Writen
15 Sep 1999
Format:Paperback
This book is, without a doubt, the best instructional book for wood carvers in the past decade. I sincerely wish that Jeff Phares will do another book soon. I am certainly happy that the book is available through Amazon as his book seems to be selling out at most book stores.
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